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i 1 1 , ' ,. 'A 'J , ' r , - J LY 4 HI iVA ill MCLJ VU U !A 7rZT3L7 l(C7C?APZa CTOTZD TO THE UPBUIIDCtO 07 HERTFORD AND Pi tunuinoouuizi Volum3 XIV.-r-Number 15. Dim! Of Educatida ircGrgnized Vith Four r 'r,v f,!emli3raiiarfntendent 1$ Named Hertford; Perquimans County, Norm Carolina, Friday, April 11, 1947. F. T. Johnson Re-elect ed Head of Schools; Committees Named 3 Perquimans County Board of Edu cation meeting in regular session on Monday had a full calendar of busi ness to consider before adjournment shortly after, the noon hour. The meeting opened with the oath of office "being given Julian A.. Whitf and Carroll V. Ward, re-elected to tht. Board in the general election last No vember for a period 'of two years, The oath was Hhen given to Mrs, Mabel L. Cook and Mrs. Alice Fut- rell, appointed by i the last Legisla ture for a period of four years. The Board was reorganized follow ing the installation of the four new members with W. E. Dail being unani mously elected to serve as chairman of .the Board for the next two years. Superintendent of Schools F. T. Johnson was re-elected to head the county sehoola again for a period of two years. The reappointment marks the beginning of the seventh term as county superintendent for Mr. John ; son. He will begin his new term on : July 1. y Following the reorganization of the J -Board and the election of the super 2 intendent, the Board named the fol lowing appointments to the school , committees: Perquimans County High ; School, Clarence Chappell A. W. Hef ren, Delftin Euro werereappointed v And Dr. T. F. Brum and Mrs. Morris , Griffin were named to succeed Dr. E, S. White and Henry C. Stokes to the committee. The grammar school committee was reappointed and is J composed of C. P. Morris. J. D. Chan pell, Charlie Phillips, Chester Butt, : Julian Mathews and J. M. Cooeland The local Board of Education is now 'composed of seven Members, Mr& ;Xook and Mrs. Futrell being added t by action oktbe LagisW l tore, and reporfe indi-Aselet- , . tion a the two new mmMn has met rw wprovajL among scimoi patronf 4thtooghout tit county. Other WsM Morris To Preside Announcement was made here this week by Clerk of Court W. H. Pitt that Chester Morris will be the pre siding judge at the April term of Perquimans Superior Court. ,Mr. Morris took the oath of 'office as resident judge for this district two riff Continuing Sheriff M. G. Owens is continuing the investigation into the death of Milton Perry, 26-year-old Negro, Whose bodv was discovered in a ditch weeks ago and has presided over the near the Bethany Church in Belvidere Investigation In icanor Death Case Facts May Be Presented To Grand Jury For Action Next Week Township early Saturday morning, April 5. A coroner's Jury returned a verdict of death at the hands of per son or persons unknown and although ciation. CdrroU Senior Class Play To Be Presented At Auditorium April 18 Ailene Yeates and Ver non Lee Perry Have Leading Parts Members of the senior class of Per quimans High School will present their annual play next Friday night, April 18, at 8 o clock in the audi torium of the school building, it was announced today by C. E. Woodard, principal. The senior play is one of the out standing events markinir the close of the school year, and while the play if being presented a little early this . . a, ; , , jrww, weu Tounxieo: program or clos- j jnis ijve oeen scneouieij at the lfeh sfchooL'; " x This year's play, a mvsterv entitled "Drunfs of Death." in thre ftcti.- ha t .ia, . :. I1 c ait jui a. r;j?."nJL Ward, ,8. Barber. M. Loag and i)ur- TIIIS VMS HEADLINES Gates and Chowan Superior Court since assuming the duties of his of fice. The assignment of Mr. Morris as presiding judge for the Perquimans clues in the case were slight, Sheriff v,oun was maae Dy governor Cherry Owens has made a diligent investiga- upon request by the local liar Asso- tion of the matter When queried about the case Wed nesday, the Sheriff stated that the situation still remains unsolved but j that he has information which may 'lead to a solution of the death. He .intimated that a solution would br available probably within three days and sufficient facts in the case will be 'so that these could be presented to the Grand Jury at the April term of Su perior Court, which convenes lure Monday. i Perry was discovered dead in the ditch by Lucius Armstrong, who no tihed nearby residents, who in turn called the sheriff and coroner to the scene. No report as to the cause of death was returned but evidence dis covered at the scene indicated e struggle had taken place in the middle of a road and that the Negro's body was dragged into the ditch Testimony given to the coroner's jury indicated that Perry was seen late Friday night and that he was in a drunken condition. Other facts presented were that the man had re ceived payment of wages Friday af ternoon, but when the body was dis covered only forty cents remained on his person. One witness testified that h heard a voice shouting some where near the scene at about 11 o'clock Friday night w marks of violence were d cov ered o the body. $1.50 Per Year. Vftdict Of Guilty turned In New til Hope Shooting Case Varied Docket Heard By ecorder Judge at ession Tuesday Doard Considering Plan To Change County Home To Boarding Institution Heads Cancer Drive Joe H. Towe has been named chair man of the Perquimans County cam paign to raise funds for the Ameri can Cancer Society, it was announced here this week by John D. Larkins Jr., State Chairman. The quota assini'd !'(''.' County in this drive is ..''n, funds to be used by the .-.oriel combatting cancer, tli'uiijth i.e assistance ; rid research work. A canvass w ill lie . -iade for f "!a and Communications throughout the na tion were hampered this week by the , country-wide telephone strike which started Monday morning.' Last minute negotiations failed to bring a settle ment of the- differences between the union and. operators. Emergency 'measures were taken by telephone! companies . in order to handle a por tion of the caJIs, However, the ser vice was greatly curtailed and many exchange offices handled only emerg ency long distance calls. Local phone aewice oere, in tne AiDemarle area was not affected by the strike. FranceiUe Barden, faculty supervisor. The cast of characters include Ail ene Yeates as Celeste and Vernon Lee Perry as Sheldon Hardy, nlavine thl leading roles. Thorrias Butt appears as Jules, Nancy Zachary as Mrs. Oak ley, Mary JLina Raper as Mrs. Gil lette', Helen Baker as Eugenia Bowles, Dotmegan 'Lane as Amelia Gillette, Clifford Winslowas Newton Cooper, Vivian Evans as Doctor Cam eron and Georgia Barnett as Paula Bailey, The play has plenty of suspense to keep an audience guessing as to the outcome in the final scene and the members of the cast promise a good performance for all who attend. Belvidere Resident Died On Tuesday Russia halted its tactics of blocking ; - discussion of key problems concerning . the peace - treaty .for Germany. this wees aiter u. a. -ana Britain repre gentatives to the Big Four meeting I in Moscow had pointedly atafcd there lH little use to continue tna' meet . ;tag, if .Russia intended to Wock thfe r negotiations. Secretary' of State George C. Marshall demanded that the meeting getttarted w construe- tive work instead of bickering over minor questions. Molotov, Russian . representative, yielded suddenly to the i :f demands tor discussion of major ques tions. . -" . ( ' '" Alarmed ver 'tnatfon 'eaused.. by 4 current ;Wga -r&eav f Freaident Truman HeM a BpecM abjnet meet' lag Wednesday to towider the &rob- lew and .aecVde on methods of com-battJrtlcortion,WMhiis-us-ed A abarp decline In, buyuig; power. It mas reported "the , cabinet might consider a return to price control if J w ynce una continues w ns as -it has since' i price control was lifted, President Truman in a speech , last Saturday . stated r prices must, rf brought under- control if Rational economy is not to suirea, Henry Ford, early pWeer'el the t automooue, uea . at nis noma , nesr Detroit Tuesday night, at tlie age of 83. Jfuneral services were conducted . in Detroit Thursday. Ford,, starting .with $28,000 early in 1900, built up one ox me greatest automobile Indus tries Jn the world, and is credited with bringing the automobile within reaqh 1 ind use of every man. His grandson ussumed the management of the huge Ford Company irt 1945,, , - ( k , , - i ' -t'j,'' From Waahinafam. x ' t Plans To Sell Land For Development The1 County Board of Commission ers have taken under advisement i plan to sell a portion of county prop erty id De converted into a site for homes, .'R. Tim Brinn, member of the ward, was authorised Monday to have the land surveyed and marked Off into lots for the purpose of the sale ' ' -. The land'tfr be offered for; sale is a part the county home farm, locat ed on the new section of Highway 17. ' A number of people have approach ed the Board seeking lots, in the area anditha opinion of the Commissioners is. that the property niot now in use can bejeon verted into a home develop menv-MMing . tne property to the county tax list. It3 is understood that timber, now n; the land.. wiU be sold prior to the time, the -property is offered for sale in lot form A, definite decision on the matter wjll be made at the next meet tag of th Board. , i "t iw . sirai : vui mnu is S0iOi' WIS lots will be, offered for sale at pub- Edward L. Chappell, 82, prominent resident of the Belvidere community, died at his home at Belvidere Tues- Tom Furgeson, a aay afternoon at b o clock after an editorial department A Verdict of eruiltv of assault with a deadly weapon was returned by i Judge Charles K. Johnson in Per-! quimans Recorder's Court Tuesday I morning against W. A. Humphries,1 and George Sutton, Negro. The case ! grew out of a shooting scrape near New Hope the latter part of Janu- ary. The two men werp charced wftVi I assault with intent to kill, but the lm','t l'''"'" State's witnesses failed to provide To"'!' n"l";tts th r. sufficient testimony to make the orig-1 publ"' 111 u'"i;i'.' inai cnarge stand and Judge Johnson I found the two defendants guilty of! assault. lOarh was fined $2.r, and or-! dered to pay the costs of court. ; Katie Johnson and (leorge James, i both Negroes, charted with fraud. I were released when a motion by the j defense attorney for a nol pros was i allowed. j Iirvis Kvans was taved with the costs of court after entering a plea of guilty to a charge of driving with out a license. Herman Winslow, Negro, was given a 30-day jail sentence on a charge of operating a car after his driver's li cense had been revoked. Judgment was suspended in the case charging Foster Felton, Negro, with driving with improper license. William Phillips, Negro, entered a plea on a charge of operating a car without a license. He was fined $10 and ordered to pay the court costs. Russell Winslow, Negro, was given a 30-day jail sentence on a charge of allowing his car to be operated with out a license. Bill Brothers, Negro, entered a plea of guilty to obtaining money on prom ise to work. Prayer of judgment was continued upon payment of the costs of court and the refunding of 19.2.'i to WR, .Hunter. The Recorders Court will be in re cess next week due to the April term of superior Court convening here next Monday morning. inds Mr. of the Good Program Heniis BTUMeetingApri!18 At Aulander Church Rev. Lee Sheppard to Preach Sermon For Convention Rotary Club Elected illness of seven works. He was the husband of the late Mary Lane Chap Pell. A member of the Piney Woods Friends Church, he was active in the church work and served as superin tendent of the Sunday School for 30 years. Surviving are four sons, Edward Chappell of Cleveland, Ohio, Ray Chappell of Wilmington, Del., Hemby happell of Hamilton Field, Cal., and oward Chappell of Belvidere; four daughters, Grace Chappell, Mrs. Ed win White, both of Belvidere, Mrs. Delmas Price of Crisfield, Md., and Mrs. Raleigh Byrum of Norfolk; five brothers, Ambrose Chappell and Go liath Chappell, both of Wilmington, Del,, Earl Chappell of Ray City, Mien., William Thomas Chappell and Curtis Chappell of Tyner; two sisters, Mrs, Minnie Rbuntree of Tyner and Mrs. Charles Lane of Hertford. The body was removed to the Lynch Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements. lie suction, L'rs. . C. Bush and daughter from V.'a ington,;D. O, spent the Week- - end wfthJHr. and Mrs. Jake White , t " ' , t'i, - VFW Daiice Markrf Opening Of Club Abbui 9$ couples attended the Eaa- jler' Monday VFW, dance hell in cele 1 bratUffl, of (he opening of the CMMisd nt uwniey jost club room in Hert ford. . , SiVV ' The club room. Ideated above the Barberj stow at the corner of Grahb snq aaen oad streets, was complet ed by members of the Post last Frl. day, and consists of a large assembly room ?;With dance floor, a inak bar. council room and rest rooms. i The, dance held. Monday was open to the public and many non-member guests attended the affair, all of whom hisrhlv nraiued h nnaf fn fe. fine meeting place ,: V t V ' ' ''1. , ' , Henry Sullivan Enters Name In Town Primary "iii i i y A, contest was in the making in the coming Town primary election when Henry Clay Sullivan flled' Kis name as a candidate for office as member of the Town Board with Town Clerk W. G. Newby on Wednesday. 'With the",, primary scheduled for April ' 28, and -the- deadline for filing or canawates set for April 18, it now appears that there wiU be at least five persons seeking the four offices as members or the Board. All present members of the Board have signified their Intentions of be ing candidates to succeed themselves, Returns Incomplete On Easter Seal Sale ' C. Edgar White, county chairman of tne taster seals sale, reported Wed nesday that returns from the sale of the seals Were incomplete this week but a full report of the jeampaign will be released next. week. - The campaign was handled bv the committee which made a house to house canvass.: aided . bv school ';) drefl wholalBd"(-sold the Lseala.; All funds raised through the camnaiim will be used to aid crippled children: member of the of the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, and Bob Hates, for mer athletic director at Perquimans High School, were guest of the Hertford Rotary Club at its meeting Tuesday night. Mr. Furgeson was the guest speaker for the evening and he told thi? local Rotarians several anecdotes pertaining to big league baseball players and teams. He was high in his praise of the reception the Norfolk Tars have received in Hert ford during the spring' training sea son and stated he intended to, use his influence 'to have the Tars return to Hertford again next year. Following the program the club members elected new officers, who will assume their duties on July 1 for the ensuing year: Max Campbell editor of The Perquimans Weekly, was elected as president; William F. Ainsley, vice president, and J. E. Newby, .secretary and treasurer. Di rectors elected included Dr. A. B. Bonner, Henry C. Sullivan, R. C. Mur ray, Robert Hollowell, William F. Ainsley and Max Campbell. Indians Meet Chowan On Diamond Today Perquimans High School win open its baseball - season this afternoon when the Indiana Journey to Chowan for a game with the Chowan High School nine. Coach Max Campbell will take a squad of 14 players on the trip and is expected to start the game with Elmore as catcher: Elliott, first base; Smith at second: Winslow at short; Earl Winslow at third; Billy Winslow, pitcher, and Ward, Lane and Hollowell in the outfield. Earl Rogerson and Bill Boyce are expected to see duty on the mound, with Webb, Pitt and Cecil Winslow seeing action in other positions. EASTERN STAR MEETS MONDAY NIGHT AT 8 O'CLOCK The Perquimans chapter of the Eastern Star will meet next Monday night, April 14, at 8 o'clock at the lodge room, ah members are urged to be present. Among the outstanding speakers pn the program of the annual Regional Training Union Convention in Au lander, April 18-19, is the Rev. Lee Sheppard, pastor of Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh. Mr. Sheppard will preach the annual con vention sermon during the Saturday morning session. His subject will be "The Book's Message Go Ye." Mr. Sheppard is very popular with the Training Union forces of the State and is very active in promoting such work among the Baptist youth. He has been pastor of Pullen Memorial Church for quite a few years and this church would be considered that of the Baptists attending N. C. State College. For this reason he is inti mate with the problems and outlook of college students and other youth of the State. This well qualifies him to bring the annual sermon to the delegates of the training program of the Chowin and West Chowan Asso ciation. The convention opens at 2:55 P. M. Friday afternoon, April 18, and closes Saturday afternoon, April 19, at 3:0u o'clock. There will also be a sermon on Friday night and Saturday morn ing to complete the convention of four sessions. Between the two Friday sessions, at 5:45 P. M., there will be a banquet of fun, fellowship and food. The program and food will be provid ed by the hosts, the Aulander church. The inspirational address for the ban quet will be given by a Training Union enthusiast, the Rev. M. W. Grissom, of Shiloh. This feature of the convention will claim the in terest of the delegates and others at tending the convention. All planning io accena me Danquet are asked to please get the information to the Rev. William P. Milne in Aulander by April 15 so that ample plans might be made. A well balanced program has been arranged, consisting of addresses, talks, demonstrations, conferences, a play and both vocal and instrumental music. According to early expres sions, the convention will be well at tended by delegates and members of the 120 Baptist churches of the Cho wan amd West ChdVan Association Change Is Expected to Take Place During Summer; Saving to County Noted Member-; of the Board of County Commissioners are considering a nlan to change the county home from its present f( rm of operation into a i boarding home for the aged. The j matter was discussed at the meeting i of the Board held Monday and sev ! ' eral details of the plan were explained jby C. Edgar White, superintendent of welfare. C. H. White, present superintendent of the county home, advises the Hoard he would not be interested in con tinuing as operator of the home after his appointment expires this summer, therefore thi- new form of operating the home is expected to be started during the summer months. The county home, now operated en tirely at county expense, would be leased to ail individual for the pur pose of operating a boarding home for aged and dependent persons, most of whom receive old age assistance. These individuals would pay a month ly rate for staying at the home, funds coming from the old age assistance checks. The plan is expected to ef fect some saving in expenditures of the count v, which now pays for the upkeep of the home and the board for the inmates. It is understood that several coun ties of the State have adopted a sim ilar plan of operation for their county homes and the plan is working satis factorily. Bids for painting the roof of the Court House were received at the meeting Monday, but action on the bids was tabled for the time being. The Board tentatively adopted a budget for the Welfare Department, submitted by Mr. White, superinten dent of welfare. The budget calls for a slightly larger appropriation than during 1946. A review, of the budget for tlie Board of Education revealed that $27,043.78 had been spent to date from the budget calling for .'!6,170. A large portion of these funds were spent in repair work to school build ings throughout the county. F. T. Johnson, school superintendent, told the Board that he had been unable, to date, to obtain a heating unit for the high school building but radiators, pipes and other fittings for the sys tem had been purchased and were on hand. Tars In Game With Binghamton Thurs. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Felix Zarosa announce the birth of a daughter, born Tues day, April Srd, at the Medical Center in Elirabeth City. Mrs. Zarosa be fore her marriage was Miss Lillian Ray Perry. ' Auto Inspection Law Passed Dy Assembly A highway safety measure was passed during the final days of the meeting of the General Assembly which in addition to chamrina- the speed law from a maximum of 60 to 55 miles an hour, calls for the in spection ofautomobiles, trailers and trucks at least once during 1948 and twice each year thereafter. The fee for the inspection in 1948 and 1949 will be $1.00 each, dropping to 76 cents thereafter. The bill also stiffened fines for va rious traffic offenses and calls for the reissuance of driver's licenses quad rennially at a fee of $2.00. It is to be expected that the State Highway Commission will set up a number of official inspection stations in each county for the purpose of handling the inspection of cars when the law becomes effective for the task. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Barbee an nounce the birth of a daughter born Saturday April 5 at the, Medical Cen ter, Elisabeth CHy. The Norfolk Tars exhibition game with Binghamton, scheduled for Me morial Field Wednesday afternoon was postponed to Thursday afternoon due to wet grounds. Buddy Bassett, manager of the Tars, cancelled out the game Wednesday when rain made the field unsuitable for playing. With the ground drying out fast during the afternoon, the decision to play the game Thursday at 2 45 was made and the first team of both clubs met for the third time during the training season. Large numbers of spectators con tinue to drive out to Memorial Field each day to watch the Tars go through their daily drills during the spring training here. Manager Bud dy Hassett has a well balanced pro gram of training that calls for each player to carry but a regular routine each day and there is always plenty to watch for die-in-the-wool fans. The Tars have passed the half-way mark in their camp and will bring to a close the traininjr session here in Hertf6r3 on April 19, leaving that dav for their field in Norfolk to open the regular playing season. The final ex hibition game scheduled for Memorial Field will be played April 16, when Binghamton comes over from Eden- ton to furnish the opposition. A number of players nave come and gone since the Tars opened canp here March 20, but Manager Haslett ex pects to receive a number of additions to his roster when players from Bing hamton, Newark and other Yankee clubs are released before the season's opening game. Many of these re leased players will become members of the Norfolk team for the season. Edwards Reappointed County Accountant W. F. C. Edwards was reappointed as County Accountant at the meeting of ( the Board of Commissioners held Monday. Mr. Edwards has served in this office since its adoption several years ago. The Board also reappointed Mr. Ed wards to serve as a member of the County Welfare Board.